Yet from Berlin to Taipei, people seem to have figured out how to make it work.

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In the nearly four-hour span of this vast Proustian memory piece, from 1991, Edward Yang meticulously delineates the anguish of young people in Taipei in 1959 and the gang violence that pervades their lives.

NEWYORKER: A Brighter Summer Day

The group has since swelled to 200 people across Europe, Taipei and California.

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Beijing's Sina and other major news portals report that an earthquake in Taiwan's central Nantou county at around 10:00 local time inured several people and even shook buildings further north in Taipei.

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Four days later, a somber Cheong was apologizing to the families of the 82 people who died when Flight SQ006 bound from Taipei to Los Angeles plowed into debris on an out-of-service runway and burst into flames.

CNN: After the Crash

Premiered on the day in 1978 that president Jimmy Carter announced the U.S. was switching diplomatic relations from Taipei to Beijing, it caused an indelible impression on the island's people.

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Taipei's United Daily News says Wang Yi was highly competent and left a good impression on the people of Taiwan.

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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) A strong earthquake jolted Taiwan on Sunday, killing two people and injuring at least 21 others and causing panicked shoppers to rush out of a shaking multi-story department store, officials said.

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TAIPEI Apple Inc. is working with component suppliers in Asia to test several TV-set designs, people familiar with the situation said, suggesting the U.S. company is moving closer to expanding its offerings for the living room.

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